Judging panel for ANNA Award unveiled
By Edward Tsumele, CITYLIFE/ARTS Editor
The road to naming this year’s best woman artist on the continent is drawing close and things are getting hot for everyone involved.
It therefore makes sense for the organisers of the richest art award on the continent, focusing on female talent to be transparent as to who are the people who are decide who this year will deserve this will go home with the ANA Award.
Latitudes Art Fair this week, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, released the names of the adjudicators for the ANNA Award 2025.
The Panel comprises individual coming from diverse backgrounds, and who will put their heads together to decide who among the nominated artists will be the ultimate winner.
Meet the 2025 Anna Award Selection Committee.
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“We are proud to introduce the esteemed selection committee for the 2025 ANNA Award, who will meticulously assess over 800 applications to determine our next winners.
The winner is to receive R100,00 cash prize from ANNA Pure Organic, a profiling opportunity at RMB Latitudes Art Fair, a dedicated feature in the Latitudes newsletter and social media, as well as a year’s supply of ANNA Organic products.
What’s more, the top twelve finalists will all receive a profile on Latitudes and be considered for an artist residency programme hosted by SAFFCA. The public will also be invited to vote for an Audience Award winner from the top twelve. This artist will receive a year’s supply of ANNA products as well as a newsletter and social media feature,” state the oragnisers.
| Linda Mabhena-Olagunju Founder and CEO of 100% black woman-owned independent power producer, DLO Energy Resources Group (Pty) Ltd |
| Yvonne Ndege UN Agency Regional Head of Communication & Spokesperson |
| Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi New York born, South Africa-based multimedia artist |
| Julia Buchanan Swart Cape Town-based art specialist, founder of Buchanan & Co and Art School Africa |
| Nicola Bird Director of SAFFCA (Southern African Foundation for Contemporary Art) |
| Boitumelo Makousu Latitudes Curator |
Sponsored by ANNA Pure Organic, South Africa’s first locally manufactured, environmentally friendly and organic feminine hygiene product range, the ANNA Award aims to discover, recognise and nurture a new generation of women-identifying artists from the African continent and the diaspora.
We can’t wait to share the incredible talent this year’s applications have brought forward. Stay tuned for the ANNA Award Top Twelve Announcement in two weeks’ time.